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Infectious mononucleosis

Última revisão: 11 Aug 2025
Última atualização: 13 Dec 2024

Resumo

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • fever
  • pharyngitis
  • cervical or generalized lymphadenopathy
  • malaise
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • splenomegaly
  • rash
  • signs of hepatitis (hepatomegaly, jaundice)
  • jaundice
  • myalgia
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Fatores de risco

  • kissing
  • sexual behavior
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Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • CBC
  • Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-specific antibodies
  • LFTs
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Tests to avoid

  • serum Monospot for EBV infection
  • ultrasonography of abdomen
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Investigações a serem consideradas

  • real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
  • CT of abdomen
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Algoritmo de tratamento

AGUDA

all patients

Colaboradores

Autores

George Turabelidze, MD, PhD

Medical Epidemiologist

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis

MO

Declarações

GT declares that he has no competing interests.

Revisores

Linda Kalilani, MBBS, MPhil, PhD

Epidemiologist

College of Medicine

University of Malawi

Zomba

Malawi

Declarações

LK declares that she has no competing interests.

Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, FACP, FIDSA

Clinical Director

Division of Infectious Diseases

Associate Professor of Medicine

Divisions of Infectious Diseases and General Internal Medicine

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore

MD

Declarações

PGA declares that he has no competing interests.

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Disclosures

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Referências

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Principais artigos

Vetsika EK, Callan M. Infectious mononucleosis and Epstein-Barr virus. Expert Rev Mol Med. 2004 Nov 5;6(23):1-16. Resumo

Katz BZ. Update on chronic fatigue syndrome and Epstein-Barr virus. Pediatr Ann. 2002 Nov;31(11):741-4. Resumo

Ganzel TM, Goldman JL, Padhya TA. Otolaryngologic clinical patterns in pediatric infectious mononucleosis. Am J Otolaryngol. 1996 Nov-Dec;17(6):397-400. Resumo

De Paor M, O'Brien K, Fahey T, et al. Antiviral agents for infectious mononucleosis (glandular fever). Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Dec 8;(12):CD011487.Texto completo  Resumo

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